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I think the mindset you currently have (at least by reading your post) is kind of a defeatist mindset

Despite the minimalist look, the cards competitiveness is a joy to play with, too

Roiling Regrowth is the safer version with a lower floor, and Entish Restoration has upside if you control a large creature

If you choose to reduce the cost by paying life instead of the mana, Tamiyo enters with two fewer loyalty counters than usual

With that in mind, it's full of instants and sorceries, and in a multiplayer format like Commander will likely ensure you want to keep at least some mana untapped so you can respond to threats

Holographic cards or those with artist signatures can also increase the value